Bridging the past to the future

It’s the return of the Roebling Museum’s vibrant and expansive exhibit about the majestic Golden Gate Bridges!

Stop in to see, “Spinning Gold: Roebling Cables and the Golden Gate Bridge.”

Open each Wednesday thru Sunday from 11am-4pm! See for yourself what American ingenuity, innovation, and the spirit of Independence looks like, as forged and built by and through the John A. Roebling’s Sons Company!

At the Roebling Museum, we’re working hard each day to document, preserve and exhibit the history of the John A. Roebling’s Sons Company, the Roebling family and the village of Roebling. The Museum bridges a storied past to the present by developing unique, one-of-a kind exhibits; delivering educational STEM/STEAM programs that inspire children and youth to create, make and do; and archiving and collecting the objects and artifacts that capture the ingenuity, innovation and industrial age defiance of the Roeblings, their workforce, and the wire rope company that changed the world.

Nestled in the heart of New Jersey, Roebling Museum is bringing new life to this historic community, and honoring the thousands of workers who once walked through the Main Gate of the steel mill that occupied its grounds. At the same time, we are keeping this legacy alive and enlightening… We offer lectures, and walking tours; group tours for schools and seniors’ clubs; and host an annual STEM summer camp where children design and build structures from recycled materials, vehicles from K’Nex building blocks, and even a 30-foot suspension bridge made of wood, metal and bungee cords.

Jr. Engineers in Training

Help us continue to bring creativity and inspiration to the next generation! Our 2018 season has just begun, and it’s never too early in the year to make your contribution to our success! We’re accepting donations of any amount, now and all year round! Every dollar, every donation, makes a difference. Click the link below to make your contribution today!

In 2016, the Roebling Museum presented an exhibit entitled, “Roebling Goes to the Fair,” an exhibit of seven long-lost paintings originally commissioned by the Roebling Company in 1939 for the NY World’s Fair. In the embedded clip above, Roebling Museum executive director Varissa McMickens Blair tells the history behind the museum’s exhibition of paintings.

In October 2017, NJ-based paintings conservator, Christyl Cusworth, took on the task, at the Roebling Museum’s request, of restoring one of the paintings from the series of seven paintings that were part of the 1939 exhibition at the fair. Despite time, age, and years out of public view, this painting of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge was in good condition, and ripe for restoration. With the conservator’s expertise, skill, and patience, and with the direct funding of several families who are supporters of the Roebling Museum, the painting today, looks much like it would have at the World’s Fair decades ago.

Our thanks to the Trenton Museum Society and the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie for the long-term loan of these paintings for display at the Roebling Museum. Special thanks to Chloe and Kenneth J. Ibach, Phyllis Ibach Hawkins, and Mary Ellen and David Eckman, whose generous donations made the restoration possible. The painting was conserved in memory of Eloise and Kenneth E. Ibach and Phyllis Ibach Hawkins.

Visit the Roebling Museum starting March 1, 2018 to view this beautifully restored work of art and industry for yourself. Call 609-499-7200 for tickets, group tour bookings, and membership information.